Full Text of SB0462 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Admissions | 5 | | Based on Legacy Status or Donor Relation Prevention Law. | 6 | | Section 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by | 7 | | adding Section 15 as follows: | 8 | | (110 ILCS 167/15 new) | 9 | | Sec. 15. Admission based on legacy status or donor | 10 | | relation prohibited. | 11 | | (a) In this Section: | 12 | | "Alumnus" means a graduate of a public institution of | 13 | | higher education. | 14 | | "Familial relationship" means an individual's father, | 15 | | mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, | 16 | | great-aunt, great-uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, | 17 | | wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, | 18 | | father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, | 19 | | brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, | 20 | | stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, | 21 | | or half sister; the father, mother, grandfather, or | 22 | | grandmother of the individual's spouse; or the individual's |
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| 1 | | fiance or fiancee. | 2 | | "Legacy status" means the familial relationship of an | 3 | | individual applying for admission to a public institution of | 4 | | higher education to an alumnus or former or current attendee | 5 | | of the public institution of higher education. | 6 | | (b) In determining admission to a public institution of | 7 | | higher education, the public institution of higher education | 8 | | may not consider an applicant's legacy status or the | 9 | | applicant's familial relationship to any past, current, or | 10 | | prospective donor of something of value to the public | 11 | | institution of higher education as a factor in admitting the | 12 | | applicant. | 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law. |
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